1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

Events at the 1998 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Anzhela Balakhonova  Ukraine
Silver	Nicole Humbert  Germany
Bronze	Yvonne Buschbaum  Germany

Results

KEY:	q	Better non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	3.40	3.60	3.80	4.00	4.10	4.15	Result	Notes
1	A	Zsuzsanna Szabó	Hungary							4.15	Q
1	A	Monika Pyrek	Poland	–	o	o	o			4.15	Q, NR
1	B	Dana Cervantes	Spain	–	–	o	o	xo		4.15	Q, NR
1	B	Anzhela Balakhonova	Ukraine							4.15	Q
1	B	Vala Flosadóttir	Iceland							4.15	Q
1	B	Nicole Humbert	Germany							4.15	Q
7	B	Yvonne Buschbaum	Germany	–	–	o	o	o		4.10	q
7	A	Monique de Wilt	Netherlands							4.10	q, =NR
7	A	Anastasija Ryjikh	Germany	–	–	–	x			4.10	q
7	A	Francesca Dolcini	Italy	–	o	o	x			4.10	q
11	A	Mar Sánchez	Spain	–	o	o	o			4.00	q
11	B	Svetlana Abramova	Russia	–	–	–	o	xx		4.00	q
11	B	Pavla Hamáčková	Czech Republic	–	–	o	o			4.00	q
11	B	Gabriela Mihalcea	Romania	–	–	–	o	xx		4.00	q
11	B	Eszter Szemerédi	Hungary	–	–	o	o	x		4.00	q
16	A	Caroline Ammel	France	–	o	xxo	o			4.00
17	B	Teija Saari	Finland	–	o	o	xo	xx		4.00
17	B	Janine Whitlock	Great Britain	–	–	o	xo	xx		4.00
19	A	Doris Auer	Austria	o	xxo	o	xo			4.00
20	A	Daniela Bártová	Czech Republic	–	–	–	xxo			4.00
20	A	Marie Rasmussen	Denmark	–	o	o	xxo			4.00	=NR
22	B	Anna Wielgus	Poland	xo	o	xo	xxo	xx		4.00
23	A	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	Iceland							3.80
24	B	Tatyana Köstem	Turkey	–	o	xo	xxx			3.80
25	A	Georgia Tsiligiri	Greece	–	xo	xo	xxx			3.80
26	A	Teja Melink	Slovenia							3.40
27	A	Emma Hornby	Great Britain	–	xxx					NM
27	A	Yelena Belyakova	Russia	–	–	–	xxx			NM
27	B	Amandine Homo	France	–	–	xxx				NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.95	4.05	4.15	4.25	4.31	4.37	Result	Notes
	Anzhela Balakhonova	Ukraine	–	–	o	xo	xo	xxx	4.31	CR
	Nicole Humbert	Germany	–	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	4.31	=CR
	Yvonne Buschbaum	Germany	xxo	o	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx	4.31	=CR
4	Gabriela Mihalcea	Romania	–	o	o	xxx			4.15
4	Monique de Wilt	Netherlands	o	o	o	xxx			4.15	NR
4	Anastasija Ryjikh	Germany	–	o	o	xxx			4.15
7	Monika Pyrek	Poland	o	xo	o	xxx			4.15	=NR
8	Zsuzsanna Szabó	Hungary	–	–	xo	xxx			4.15
9	Vala Flosadóttir	Iceland	–	xxo	xo	xxx			4.15
10	Mar Sánchez	Spain	o	o	xxx				4.05
11	Dana Cervantes	Spain	xo	o	xxx				4.05
12	Pavla Hamáčková	Czech Republic	o	xxx					3.95
12	Eszter Szemerédi	Hungary	o	–	xxx				3.95
14	Francesca Dolcini	Italy	xo	xxx					3.95
	Svetlana Abramova	Russia							DNS

References

Women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships on a stamp of Hungary

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